John D. Rockefeller said becoming rich was easy: (1) Get to work early, (2) stay late, and (3) strike oil.
Few topics invoke as much emotion as suggesting success is caused by anything other talent and hard work. "Luck" is a four-letter insult to those working 80 hour weeks. No one doubts that working hard is key to success, and the harder the work, the more success.
But people play the game on completely different fields. There is no point ignoring something we know to be true. And the truth in America is that few things as predictive of how well you'll do in life as how much money your parents make.
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